2019 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 139 - Appointment of Administrators
NRS 139.135 - Circumstances in which agreement between heir finder and apparent heir is void and unenforceable.
1. An agreement between an heir finder and an apparent heir, the primary purpose of which is to locate, recover or assist in the recovery of an estate for which the public administrator or person employed or contracted with pursuant to NRS 453.098, as applicable, has petitioned for letters of administration, is void and unenforceable if the agreement is entered into during the period beginning with the death of the person whose estate is in probate until 90 days thereafter. Upon a showing of good cause, the court may extend such a period until 180 days after the death of the person.
2. As used in this section, “heir finder” means a person who, for payment of a fee, assignment of a portion of any interest in a decedent’s estate or other consideration, provides information, assistance, forensic genealogy research or other efforts related to another person’s right to or interest in a decedent’s estate. The term does not include:
(a) A person acting in the capacity of a personal representative or guardian ad litem;
(b) A person appointed to perform services by a probate court in which a proceeding in connection with a decedent’s estate is pending; or
(c) An attorney providing legal services to a decedent’s family member if the attorney has not agreed to pay to any other person a portion of the fees received from the family member or the family member’s interest in the decedent’s estate.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 1678; A 2017, 1674; 2019, 1544)
